The Meriden Daff Fest: Music, Food And Fun Among The Flowers

Meriden celebrated the opening of the daffodils this weekend, April 26 and 27, at Hubbard Park during the 36th Meriden Daffodil Festival. Thousands of families came out through scattered showers to take part in the annual tradition of posing with the flowers, as well as enjoy carnival rides, food, face painting, live music and a craft expo.

Sun-starved Connecticut residents can head to Meriden's Hubbard Park this weekend, April 25 and 26, for the 2015 Daffodil Festival to soak up some food, music, laughter, good times, fireworks and hopefully some sunshine. Besides more than 600,000 flowers, here are some highlights:

FOOD: glorious, indulgent festival food, ranging from hot dogs, sausage and pepper grinders, and steamed cheesburgers to fried dough and ice cream sundaes. With the removal of the food tent stage, be prepared for a quieter dining experience this year. (Bonus: fried Oreos.) The food tent opens at 10 a.m.

OTHER STUFF: carnival rides (merry-go-round, ferris wheel, various spinning devices), a parade (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.), crafts by the lake (opening at 10 a.m. each day) and plenty of stuff the kids will like (facepainting, temporary tattoos, Spider-Man).